Denver • I’m at DIA, waiting to fly back to Salt Lake City and trying not to spill guacamole on my laptop keyboard, so as far as I’m concerned the Jazz just played Game 1 of a six-game road trip. After tonight’s game against the Bucks, the Jazz will leave Monday for games at Memphis, Boston, Philly...
Denver • I’m at DIA, waiting to fly back to Salt Lake City and trying not to spill guacamole on my laptop keyboard, so as far as I’m concerned the Ja...

This past week, the Portland Trailblazers lost one of their great former players, when Jerome Kersey suddenly passed away.
On Thursday, the NBA lost a piece of its history when Earl Lloyd died at the age of 86.
Lloyd was the first African-American player in league history, making his breakthrough...
This past week, the Portland Trailblazers lost one of their great former players, when Jerome Kersey suddenly passed away.
On Thursday, the NBA lost...

Denver • The Nuggets expect to be without rookie center Jusuf Nurkic, the team’s best rim protector, tonight against the Jazz. The burly Bosnian badly rolled his ankle two nights ago and had to be carted off the court. He’s listed as “out” for this evening’s 7 o’clock tipoff. Nuggets forward Darrell...
Denver • The Nuggets expect to be without rookie center Jusuf Nurkic, the team’s best rim protector, tonight against the Jazz. The burly Bosnian badly...

Expectations.
Tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers, for perhaps the first time this season, the Utah Jazz will face that dynamic against an opponent.
If pundits and a fan base are to be believed, the Jazz are supposed to beat Los Angeles handily tonight at EnergySolutions Arena. They are suppos...
Expectations.
Tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers, for perhaps the first time this season, the Utah Jazz will face that dynamic against an opponent...

With a pair of open roster spots, the Utah Jazz are reportedly bringing in Austin Toros point guard Bryce Cotton on a 10-day contract.
Cotton is averaging 22.4 points (while shooting 44.3 percent from 3), 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists in the D-League. Cotton is undersized, generously listed at 6-foot...
With a pair of open roster spots, the Utah Jazz are reportedly bringing in Austin Toros point guard Bryce Cotton on a 10-day contract.
Cotton is avera...

Could Tibor Pleiss be on his way to Utah soon?
On Thursday, our Tony Jones reported that the 7-foot center acquired as part of the Enes Kanter trade could be headed for a buyout that would allow him to make his way to the NBA.
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Could Tibor Pleiss be on his way to Utah soon?
On Thursday, our Tony Jones reported that the 7-foot center acquired as part of the Enes Kanter trade ...

Stockton to McLemore doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.
But the son of the legendary Utah Jazz point guard is getting his first shot at the NBA, as the Sacramento Kings on Friday announced they have signed David Stockton to a 10-day contract.
The younger Stockton was averaging 16.6 points and 7...
Stockton to McLemore doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.
But the son of the legendary Utah Jazz point guard is getting his first shot at the NBA, ...

Joe Ingles’ all-star break was extra long. Rodney Hood’s was even longer. But the Utah Jazz expect to have both swingmen back in action Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, providing some much needed depth on the perimeter. “Pretty good,” Ingles said of how his back felt after dealing w...
Joe Ingles’ all-star break was extra long. Rodney Hood’s was even longer. But the Utah Jazz expect to have both swingmen back in action Friday night ...

It’s been more than a month since Rodney Hood has played a game of a basketball, but the Jazz rookie is optimistic that streak is about to end. “Yeah. I expect to play,” the 6-foot-8 swingman told reporters Wednesday, when asked about his availability for Friday night’s game against the Portland Tra...
It’s been more than a month since Rodney Hood has played a game of a basketball, but the Jazz rookie is optimistic that streak is about to end. “Yeah....

Aaron Falk will try to keep a handle on everything happening in the world of the NBA trade deadline, which is at 1 p.m. MT....
Aaron Falk will try to keep a handle on everything happening in the world of the NBA trade deadline, which is at 1 p.m. MT....

Kobe Bryant apparently has a standing off to “knuckle up” with Karl Malone if that’s what it would take to settle a decade-old beef between the two basketball stars. The Hall of Fame Utah Jazz forward, who spent one season with Bryant and the Lakers, was asked during an interview on HuffPost Live ab...
Kobe Bryant apparently has a standing off to “knuckle up” with Karl Malone if that’s what it would take to settle a decade-old beef between the two ba...

Dallas • The Utah Jazz didn’t have to face off against New Orleans rising star Anthony Davis on Monday night. Tonight, the Mavericks could be without three of their five starters. But if Utah could somehow sneak away with a victory at American Airlines Center, it won’t make the Jazz’s first three-ga...
Dallas • The Utah Jazz didn’t have to face off against New Orleans rising star Anthony Davis on Monday night. Tonight, the Mavericks could be without ...

New Orleans • Tyreke Evans, the Pelicans’ point guard by default right now, came out firing Monday night against the Utah Jazz. In the first quarter, the combo guard was involved in every one of his team’s first-quarter baskets. Evans’ quickness gave Jazz rookie Elijah Millsap trouble, as he score...
New Orleans • Tyreke Evans, the Pelicans’ point guard by default right now, came out firing Monday night against the Utah Jazz. In the first quarter...

Greg Ostertag measured an even 7-feet without shoes on. In sneakers, the former Utah Jazz center stood 7-foot-2. He’s even taller in his ice hockey skates. And that’s how you’ll find him on Wednesday and Thursday nights at an ice rink in Scottsdale, Ariz., according to a story from USA Hockey Magazi...
Greg Ostertag measured an even 7-feet without shoes on. In sneakers, the former Utah Jazz center stood 7-foot-2. He’s even taller in his ice hockey sk...

Update: The Pelicans just announced that Anthony Davis will not play tonight. Forward Ryan Anderson is listed as doubtful. For Utah, guard Joe Ingles will miss a second straight game with back spasms. Elijah Millsap will start in Ingles' place, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said.
New Orleans • Will he or w...
Update: The Pelicans just announced that Anthony Davis will not play tonight. Forward Ryan Anderson is listed as doubtful. For Utah, guard Joe Ingles ...

Damian Lillard went from All-Star snub to All-Star sub on Sunday.
The former Weber State star was named by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as a replacement for injured Clippers forward Blake Griffin. Lillard, who will appear in his second straight All-Star game later this month, ranks 13th in the leagu...
Damian Lillard went from All-Star snub to All-Star sub on Sunday.
The former Weber State star was named by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as a replaceme...

Three-pointers. Step-backs. Tough finishes in the lane. You name it, Gordon Hayward did it last night. The Utah Jazz swingman scored 30 points for the sixth time this season, after hitting that mark just four times in his first four seasons in the NBA. And after Saturday night’s win over the Sacrame...
Three-pointers. Step-backs. Tough finishes in the lane. You name it, Gordon Hayward did it last night. The Utah Jazz swingman scored 30 points for the...

The Jazz lost, but Gordon Hayward won this battle with Suns forward Miles Plumlee. In the second half of last night’s 100-93 loss in Phoenix, Hayward saw an opening and drove to the rim, exploding for a monster jam over Plumlee. Hayward scored 24 points (9-of-17 shooting) and had five rebounds and f...
The Jazz lost, but Gordon Hayward won this battle with Suns forward Miles Plumlee. In the second half of last night’s 100-93 loss in Phoenix, Hayward ...

The Jazz have let forward Christapher Johnson’s 10-day contract expire, opening up a roster spot. Johnson, a 6-foot-6 swingman who has had NBA stints with Boston, Memphis and Philadelphia, had decent showings during his two appearances with Utah. On Friday night in Phoenix, he scored nine points on ...
The Jazz have let forward Christapher Johnson’s 10-day contract expire, opening up a roster spot. Johnson, a 6-foot-6 swingman who has had NBA stints ...

Suns forward Marcus Morris had a career night against the Jazz on Friday, scoring 34 points on 11-of-17 shooting. Morris’ previous high was 25 and the Phoenix reserve averages 10.1 points on the year. “He was just making every shot,” his teammate and twin brother Markieff said. “It was just one of t...
Suns forward Marcus Morris had a career night against the Jazz on Friday, scoring 34 points on 11-of-17 shooting. Morris’ previous high was 25 and the...

The Phoenix Suns are a small team to begin with.
They will be even smaller tonight against the Utah Jazz.
Alex Len sprained his ankle last night, and the starting center will be out for tonight’s matchup. That means Miles Plumlee will likely receive the start in the middle, with Brandon Wright pla...
The Phoenix Suns are a small team to begin with.
They will be even smaller tonight against the Utah Jazz.
Alex Len sprained his ankle last night, an...

Transition defense.
The phrase was spoken early and often by Jazz coach Quin Snyder in Friday morning’s shootaround in Phoenix. The Jazz play the Suns tonight, and with that matchup will have to face one of the most dynamic backcourts in the league.
Eric Bledsoe and Goran Dragic are each capable...
Transition defense.
The phrase was spoken early and often by Jazz coach Quin Snyder in Friday morning’s shootaround in Phoenix. The Jazz play the Sun...

A year ago, surrounded by reporters at an All-Star Weekend press event, Damian Lillard was asked to look back on his path from a small college basketball program to the NBA. "Two years ago, I was in Ogden, Utah, going to class, wearing the same shoes every day," the Portland Trail Blazers’ rising st...
A year ago, surrounded by reporters at an All-Star Weekend press event, Damian Lillard was asked to look back on his path from a small college basketb...

Trey Burke will get a shot to defend his skills challenge title. The NBA made that official Thursday. But this time Burke will have to go it alone. A year ago, the Utah Jazz point guard teamed up with Portland’s Damian Lillard at all-star weekend to win the competition, edging the duo of Philly’s Mi...
Trey Burke will get a shot to defend his skills challenge title. The NBA made that official Thursday. But this time Burke will have to go it alone. A ...

Former Utah Jazz point guard Jacque Vaughn became the latest head coaching casualty of the season. The Orlando Magic announced Thursday that the team had relieved Vaughn of his duties midway through his third season. "Jacque has been a trusted friend and colleague," Orlando general manager Rob Henni...
Former Utah Jazz point guard Jacque Vaughn became the latest head coaching casualty of the season. The Orlando Magic announced Thursday that the team ...

Dante Exum went scoreless for a second a straight game. And while the rookie handed out a game-high five assists in 25 minutes against the Grizzlies, Exum’s offensive woes are becoming impossible to ignore. Exum has scored six points in his last five games, twice going for three points and going sco...
Dante Exum went scoreless for a second a straight game. And while the rookie handed out a game-high five assists in 25 minutes against the Grizzlies, ...

Patrick Christopher walked into the hallway in EnergySolutions Arena with a smile on his face. The key word being, he walked.
A little over a month removed from a nasty knee injury, Christopher is progressing back to being a basketball player again. He says he’s about two weeks away from being cle...
Patrick Christopher walked into the hallway in EnergySolutions Arena with a smile on his face. The key word being, he walked.
A little over a month ...

Portland, Ore. • LaMarcus Aldridge was cookin’. The four-time all-star scored 14 points and missed just one shot in the first quarter of Tuesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz. Then, something happened. Specifically, Rudy Gobert happened. The 7-foot Frenchman has been one of the league’s best ri...
Portland, Ore. • LaMarcus Aldridge was cookin’. The four-time all-star scored 14 points and missed just one shot in the first quarter of Tuesday night...

Portland, Ore. • After missing 23 games because of a broken right hand, Trail Blazers center Robin Lopez makes his return to his team’s starting lineup tonight. “It’s good to have him back,” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said about 90 minutes before Tuesday night’s tipoff at Moda Center. “We’ve missed ...
Portland, Ore. • After missing 23 games because of a broken right hand, Trail Blazers center Robin Lopez makes his return to his team’s starting lineu...